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Tyre-Filled Barn at Schloss Eyrichshof Destroyed in Early-Morning Blaze

Criminal police have opened an inquiry into the still-unknown cause.

Overview

  • Fire erupted around 4 a.m. in Ebern‑Eyrichshof in the Haßberge district, engulfing a barn storing roughly 4,000 tyres.
  • Fire crews conducted a controlled burn after determining the tyre stockpile was impractical to extinguish.
  • Police warned residents in Eyrichshof, Fischbach and Ebern to close windows because a toxic smoke cloud formed.
  • About 100 firefighters responded, and one suffered a minor smoke inhalation injury.
  • Damage is estimated at about €500,000, and the outbuilding belongs to the Schloss Eyrichshof estate and was rented to a tyre dealer.